TY - BOOK ID - 15841183 TI - A Europe of courts, a Europe of factions : political groups at early modern centres of power (1550-1700) AU - González Cuerva, Rubén AU - Koller, Alexander PY - 2017 SN - 9789004350571 9789004350588 9004350578 9004350586 PB - Leiden : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Politics KW - History of Europe KW - power KW - anno 1600-1699 KW - anno 1500-1599 KW - Courts and courtiers. KW - Gericht. KW - Hof. KW - Macht. KW - Politics and government. KW - Politische Gruppe. KW - Soziales Netzwerk. KW - 1500-1715. KW - Europa. KW - Europe KW - Europe. KW - Court and courtiers KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Council of Europe countries KW - Eastern Hemisphere KW - Eurasia KW - politieke geschiedenis UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15841183 AB - "In 'A Europe of Courts, a Europe of Factions' the contributors offer an analysis of the political groups of the most representative European courts of the 16th and 17th centuries. Transcending individual cases, this collection presents the first comparative overview of the phenomenon of court factionalism. Through original research and a critical approach, González-Cuerva and Koller explore in depth the emergence, coexistence and image of court factions. This contribution to the debate on the nature of early modern policy-making is enriched with a European-wide focus, which allows comparison of the circumstantial and micropolitical factors which account for the spread of factions and the conditions in which they functioned. It also allows partisan sources to be examined with the necessary caution."--Cover page 4. ER -